Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL,
Senator Evarts Offers q Bill Providing
for the Purchase of Ericsson's De-
strOyer and Ironclad Vessels.
The House Lays the Congressmen's Clerk
Bill on the Table after a Lengthy
Debate Thereon.
MIX CONGRESS.
ELLIE cHNnK

office under them. Up to this time he
has held his seat under The Governor
appointment.
Senator Sawyer's credentials, from
Wisconsin, for the full term commencing
March I next, were presented and placed
on file.
Senator Eyarts introduced bill for the
purchase of John EricssOn;S DESTROYER
and ten enlarged steel vessels of the
same type, for defending the haTb0rs of
the United States, appropriating SIP, 900
and 100000, for these purposes re
spectively.
The resolution heretofore offered pro-
viding that next Monday after morning
business the Senate will proceed to con-
sideration of the House bills on the
calendar, was adopted.
The resolution heretofore offered by
Senator PLUMB calling on he Secretary OF
the Interior for Information as to wh- Their
there is any rule If pension office where
by any application for i pension IS denied
hearing by reason of being also petit
toner to Congress, was taken up and
discussed. The discussion turned on the
question of civil service r,form.
On that point Senator Salisbury said
that while he would not convert President
Cleveland inlo g public butcher, decapi-
tating every ofiicenolder hostile to him,
he would instruct him that it was duty
which he owed to himself, his adminstra-
ton, the psrtV which ell, cted him and the
country which he served, to purge the oe-
partments of men hostile TO his admins
tration, and unless he did SO he would
not have successful administration.
Senator Morgan agreed with the Sen
ator from Delaware. He hoped that the
President and heads of departments
would take warning and not let them
selves and their administration De
brought into disgrace by the treachery of
subOrdInates.
senator Plumb expressed willingness
to have every Republican otticeh0lder re-
moved.
Senator Beck agreed with the Senators
from Delaware and Alabama that it was
not wise policy on the part OF the sd-
ministration to keep its enemies in office.
The discussion continued till O'Clock,
when the resolution was laid aside with
OUT action and the Senate proceeded to
consideration of the bill to prohibit men,
beers of Congress from acting as attorneys
Senator EVarts addressed the Senate in
opposition to the bill. He favored the
amendment proposed to be offered as a
substitute to the bill by Senator Sauls-
bury Of Delaware. That substitute made
ii unlawful for any member to accept
employment as general counsel or attor-
ney, or to receive payment tor services as
such counsel or attorney from subsidized
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shall not be construed to prevent members
of Congress from appearing AS such coun-
sci in state cr federal courts in suits in
which the United States is not 4 party.
He argued that the proposed legislation
was uncalled for. The rights of citizens
were not to be invaded, because honest
employment might lead to criminality
Should an apothecary shop be suppressed
because poison was dealt out! No, the
poisoner Was punished but the dru j..
store was not suppressed. In order to
be consistent they should pass law for
bidding the members of Congress from
taking any fee, but nobody had thought
of proposing anything of that kind, and
this bill was not of that nature.
Upon the conclusion of Senator Evarts'
speech the Senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were opened
the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Mr. Holman of
Indiana from the committee on appropria- |
tons, reported the legislative, executive |
and judicial appropriation bills to the |
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas, from the COM |
mittee on judiciary, reported adversely |
the bill to enable { the people to name
their postmasters. Lild on the table.
Mr.. Oates Of Alabama. on behalf of the
committee on revision of laws, called up
the bill authorizing the appointment and
prescribing the compensation of clerks to
Senators aud Representatives who are not
on any of the committees.
Mr.. Caldwell of Tennessee saw in the
disaster to the members and
the grave of the Democratic party. If
there was any veto thunder left in the
President, he would bury this bill under 8
trip hammer veto, rather than bury him
self and party by signing it.
Mr.. White of Pennsylvania advocated
the bill
Mr.. Warner of Ohio opposed It. He
thought some way should be devised by
which members could get rid of these
iuties. They had become employment
agents, claim agents, pension
agents, patent agents and clerks
would simply become claim agents,
attachments II this bill should pass
members should attach to their names
he letters NJ. c. and c. A, members of
congress and claim agents, and congress
would become little mors than an annex
% the departments.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania spoke from
,wenty-siX years experience in favor of
he bill.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana opposed the
Measure.
MI. Curtin OF Pennsylvania supported
[.
Mr.. Eden of Illinois moved to lay the
I'll on the table. Agreed to-yeas l4l;
lays los.
The House then went into committee
# the Whole on the pleuro-pneumonia
ill.
The pending amendment, being the one
'ffered by Mr.. Cutcheon of Michigan, pro-
ided that the experts and agents to be
ppointed IN pursuance of this act shall
re appointed under the civil service rules.
,ost-l3 to Sc. I
Mr.. SwinburDe of New York offered ap
striking GU: the provision for (
Instruction of diseased animaisT inserting !
q lieu therefor that all lsdch animals '